Praying before a test won’t replace studying. It’ll just keep the panic from driving.

Praying is not a substitute for the work and never claimed to be. What it does is take panic out of the driving seat, which matters enormously, because panic is what makes you read the question wrong and go blank on a topic you actually know. The preparation is still yours to do. The steadiness while doing it is the part you can ask for.

This week, revise first and then settle yourself second. Ten minutes of actual work beats an hour of anxious reading about the exam, and a calm half-hour beats a frantic three.